Paper-file



W. SCHEU.

(No Model.)

PAPER PILE.

Patented Dee. 16. 1890.`

WITNESSES:

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YHE NRRIS PETERS CD.,.PNDYCI LI'YHO WASHINGTON, D. C.

mi V- FFICE@ VILLIAM SCHEU, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAPER-FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,829, dated December 16, 1890.

i Application filed July 10,1890. Serial No. 358,299. (No model.)

.T0 all whom it may concern:

provement in Paper-Files, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a paper-tile provided with means for punching or perforating papers, &c., to be filed.

It also consists of a spring, whereby the movable part of the tile may be readily held in open and closed positions.

Figure l represents a perspective view of a paper-file embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof on line ce Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view ot' a detached portion. v

Similailetters ot' reference indicate corresponding part-s in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a base of the file, the same vbeing formed of suitable material, and supporting the bearings Bfor the movable frame C of the tile, said frame having' its cross-piece or axis D formed with a bend, swell, or crank portion E, the latter bearing against a lever F, onev end whereof rests on a spring G, the other end of said lever being mounted on the base A, said spring being preferably of the form of a fiat plate, whose ends are supported above the base A, leaving the main length of the spring free for resiliency, so as to exert a pressure on the lever, and consequently on the crank portion of the frame, whereby the latter is subjected to the action of the spring and caused to retain its position when closed or open.

The upper ends of the side pieces H of the frame C are provided with hooks H', which are adapted to engage with the points of the upright pins J, the latter rising from and being secured to the base A and adapted to hold papers, &c., filed or placed thereon, it being noticed that the hooks H serve to close the points of the pins, preventing the displacement of the papers, dac.; but when desired the papers may be moved over the hooks, as the latter form continuities of the pins, and

thus the papers maybe examined without removing them from the tile.

On the back of the frame Care punches K, and at a coincident portion of the base are diesL, it being seen that when the frame is swung rearward and downward the punches are adapted to enter or engage with the dies, thus providing means for perforating papers, &c., preparatory to filing the same.

The cross-piece D of the frame C is retained in position on the bearingsBby means of a cap M, which is partly located above said cross-piece and secured to the base A, said cap also covering the lever F, spring G, and adjacent portions thereof.

The operation is as follows: W'hen the frame C is thrown back, the points of the pins J are uncovered, so that papers may be filed thereon, after which said frame may be returned to its normal position, thus closing the top of the pins. Owing to the action of the crankE of the cross-piece D of the frame, the lever F is depressed and forced against the springpG, whereby the power of the latter is exerted against said lever, and consequently against the crank of the cross-piece, so that the frame C is held in closed position, the same being true when the frame is in open position. Should it be desired to perforate a paper preparatory to tilin g or otherwise, it is located at the proper place over the dies L and the frame C thrown back, so that the Apunches K enter the paper and form openings therein, as is evident, after which the frame may be returned to it-s closed position and the paper removed from the punches.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A paperlle havingaportion of its frame constituting part of -a device for supporting bills-and the like, constructed totilt, and carrying a punch directly in connection therewith, substantially as described.

2. A paper-file having a tilting frame, said frame being a part of the device upon which the papers are placed,apunch carried by said frame, and a base with a counter punch or die, said parts being combined substantially as described.

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3. The tilting frame C, directly carrying u punch, having its cross-bnr D formed with si crunk or projection E, in combination with i lever or arm F, mounted on the base, :md :i spring supported on said base, the crank or projection E being in contact with snid lever and the lever in contact with the spring, substa-ntially as' described.

4c. A peper-file having n tilting frame directly carrying a, punch and i spring beziring against the bearing cross-piece thereof, said cross-piece being formed with a crank or projection, and zi lever mounted on the base,

which is forced against the spring when the frame is operated, whereby the power of the spring is exerted against the frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A paper-file having@ spring, a lever rest ing thereagainst, and a tilting frame directly carrying a punch, the axial cross-piece of the letter being cranked and bearing against seid lever, substantially as described.

. XVILLIAM SCHEU.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, L. J ENNINGS. 

